What You Missed

6/27-7/1

Here at Baseball Prospectus, we are dedicated to providing you with oodles of cutting-edge sabermetric analysis and keeping our finger on the pulse of the baseball world. With a slew of daily articles, it’s easy for one piece to get lost in the shuffle or for you to overlook a post while you’re busy hiding your monitor from your boss. Just in case this happens to be your situation, here’s what you might have missed this week at BP.

For years, Coors Field was where dying bats would go to be revived by the magic of high altitudes. Coors’ hitter-friendly environment has been a huge help to the Rockies’ respective ballclubs, but lately, they’ve had a difficult time figuring out how to win at home, taking away one of the biggest home-field advantages in baseball. On the other side of the NL West, the San Diego Padres are also having difficulties winning at home, though their hitting environment is completely different from Colorado. Geoff Young tracks the two teams and tries to discover why they are having so many problems playing in front of the home crowd.

The Yankees’ shortstop situation is interesting: Derek Jeter is rehabbing a bum calf muscle in Florida, and while replacement Eduardo Nunez hasn’t embarrassed himself at the dish, his play in the field almost has Yankees fans praying for the day the Cap’n and his rangeless glove return to the lineup. There are some options for general manager Brian Cashman to consider on the trade market, including the crosstown rival Mets’ Jose Reyes. Though Cashman denies interest in Reyes, Ben Kabak believes that New York’s GM may want to reconsider.

Friday

With the American and National League All-Star teams set to be revealed soon, and baseball fans across the country will prepare to scream about East Coast bias and super snubs. But the Baseball Prospectus team marches on, hard hats and lineup ballot cards in hand, divulging some staff selections for each circuit’s team.

It’s a holiday weekend—no, we’re not quite at the All-Star break yet—so take a little time off, enjoy some sun, surf, and fireworks and, of course, some good ol’ baseball. Check back on Tuesday for the latest in hardball, and have a safe and happy Fourth of July.

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